Final Cut - not so - Pro!!! comments?

First and foremost I need to express my emotional reaction to the Final Cut Pro X debacle. I find what Apple has done to be absolutely shameful and dishonest. You can not mislead professional users like this. Its just wrong. Its more damaging for the entire brand more than just FCP. Their marketing strategy of late has become one of an untrustworthy company. For all of us Pro users who have forever sworn by Apple, defended its honor, stood by and defended Final Cut even though Adobe Premiere was - and now set in stone - actually IS technically a superior NLE. We have been robbed, disrespected and dishonored.
Now down to business.
If there is any request that should be made it should be for Apple to take the Pro out of Final Cut. Its no longer valid and is now actually a blatant lie. I feel sorry for the many post facilities, tv stations, schools and production company that will now have to literally reinvent the wheel in terms of current workflows. What do you think apple feels about how much these people have to suffer - by releasing this software - obviously nothing. I just read a feed about a poor bloke who was trying to find out whether his facility will need to switch to Avid as they cannot seem to find any answers as to whether there is any MC Color or MC Transport support for FCP X, sadly enough as well as this release is going he will most probably end up going with the Grey and Purple Vomit. The ridiculous and vastly premature decision of Apple's to release this so called Pro NLE is especially apparent in the fact that there is no Pro I/O? Therefore it is no longer Pro, Apple! Its the most basic function of an NLE - How do I know whether my fields are right or wrong? How do I know my reds aren't bleeding? I don't. More importantly with this software I can't know. Thus one cannot use this software professionally. Next. As great as Final Cut X is, I don't think its going to do a better job at coloring my project than a Davinci nor a Baselight and shame we'll give the crusty Lustre some credit too. Nor can it process audio better than Protools or Nuendo. Nor conforming film projects than say a Smoke or Flame. So what makes them think that Final Cut shouldn't need to communicate with the other apps? My problem is that people are talking about it as if its okay that its going to be an upgrade in an update. That is unaccpetable. A key function you have always had in legacy version is not something you take away in your new version. Especially as key a function as OMF/EDL/XML import/export. Its ridonkulous. The ichat theatre THEY introduced in the previous version? I can post to Facebook and Youtube though. Maybe I'll just ask the broadcaster that I still need to deliver TAPE to that they can get there program of my facebook page!!! I don't mind getting used to the GUI. I remember when I started on AE it was version 5. You look at CS5.5 now, its basically not even the same thing in terms of the GUI. So as for the GUI - They can do whatever they want as long as its functional. But I am certain the maybe more senior editors may not agree. When I downloaded the FCPX I also got the Ripple training videos. Fantastic technological and functional advancements and to see it in action was amazing. A rolling shutter plugin from The Foundry for AE will cost £500 and Final cut will do a fairly decent job of sorting it out for you and thats included in the $299. The auto stabilisation DURING import - pretty good. Now for me the hum dinger is the sync tool. That is for nothing where as with Pluraleyes you pay $149 which is half the price of FCPX. So there are pluses, a lot of pluses. Unfortunately more so for my guitar-ing nephew who may want to make a music video with his mates at school and publish it to Facebook and Youtube. Not so much for the lets say 13part 26min ENG entertainment show you may need to pump out an episode a week and deliver on TAPE!!!
Personally, I say functionality - whoah!!!! Pro use - ***? Would never use this app on an actual job... never... not in a million years in its current condition.
By the way, Avid must be rolling on the floor laughing about this. I know I would - This software as a professional application is a joke.

heath69 wrote:
Nothing that has not been said before, many many times.
yes but the more people who say it the more Apple gets it that it needs a BETTER FCPX.

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